Sanders’ daughter, Sister Annamarie Sanders of Immaculate Heart of Mary in University Park, Maryland, said she recalled her father debating topics for the paper’s editorials at the dinner table and frequently discussed the news of the world with his children.

“I think he loved people and highlighting other people’s accomplishments, and that’s what drew him into journalism,” Annamarie Sanders said. “He had a great opportunity to make a difference in the community.”

The couple didn’t shy away from controversy or confronting wrongs, his daughter said.

“He saw injustices and needs not being met or businesses not doing the best they could,” Annamarie Sanders said. “He was pretty fearless in calling for change and the best decisions to be made for all.”

Sanders sold the newspaper to the Anton Media Group in 1992, but continued his regular column.

Other survivors include a son, Richard Sanders of Garden City, and three granddaughters.

A wake is scheduled Sunday and Monday at Cassidy Funeral Home, 156 Willis Ave., in Mineola from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral Mass will be held at Corpus Christi Church on Tuesday at 9:45 a.m. in Mineola. Burial will follow at Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury.